I recently stayed with a friend who had a geranium handwash by the bathroom sink, the gorgeous perfume of it not only filled that room but scented my hands for hours after. Since then, my nose has been veritably twitching for more petal power – with geranium and rose being current favourites.

Fresh, clean and feminine, modern florals are exactly what I want to get a good whiff of at the moment, especially when the mugginess and intermittent wet weather of the past month has put a dampener on the use of my regular summer scents.